tag:help.rubygems.org,2010-01-19:/discussions/problems/107-remove-a-gem-entirelyRubyGems.org: Discussion 2012-01-24T18:57:52Ztag:help.rubygems.org,2010-01-19:Comment/12980292010-03-24T01:54:51Z2012-01-24T18:57:52ZRemove a gem entirely.<div><p>Hey</p>
<p>Could you please remove "sinatra-custom_before" entirely from
gemcutter/rubygems?<br>
Thanks,<br>
Rob</p></div>robtag:help.rubygems.org,2010-01-19:Comment/12980292010-03-26T01:14:38Z2010-03-26T01:14:38ZRemove a gem entirely.<div><p>Hi there,</p>
<p><a href=
"http://help.rubygems.org/faqs/gemcutter/removing-a-published-rubygem">
http://help.rubygems.org/faqs/gemcutter/removing-a-published-rubygem</a>
has a great screencast about using <code>gem yank</code> to remove
versions from our index.</p>
<p>Our policy is to only perma-delete gems that really need it,
such as gems that may contain passwords, malicious/harmful code,
etc. Yanking a gem effectively removes it from being found and will
do the trick in 99% percent of situations.</p>
<p>If there's a more dire reason to remove the gem permanently
please let me know.</p></div>Nick Quaranto